2019 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy
The 2019 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 10th edition of the tournament and fourth time as a WTA Premier tournament. It was part of the 2019 WTA Tour and was held between 28 January and 3 February 2019.


2019 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, Prize money
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money. *per team


2019 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:


2019 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:


2019 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy – Doubles
Timea Bacsinszky and Vera Zvonareva were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Anna Kalinskaya and Viktória Kužmová.


2019 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy – Doubles
Margarita Gasparyan and Ekaterina Makarova won the title, defeating Kalinskaya and Kužmová in the final, 7–5, 7–5.


2019 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy – Singles
Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but lost to Donna Vekić in the quarterfinals.


2019 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy – Singles
Kiki Bertens won the title, defeating Vekić in the final, 7–6(7–2), 6–4.


2019 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2019 St. Petersburg Open
The 2019 St. Petersburg Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 24th edition of the St. Petersburg Open, and part of the ATP Tour 250 Series of the 2019 ATP Tour. It took place at the Sibur Arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia, from September 16 through 22, 2019.


2019 St. Petersburg Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 St. Petersburg Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:


2019 St. Petersburg Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2019 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles
Matteo Berrettini and Fabio Fognini were the defending champions, but Fognini chose not to participate this year. Berrettini played alongside Simone Bolelli, but lost in the final to Divij Sharan and Igor Zelenay, 3–6, 6–3, [8–10].


2019 St. Petersburg Open – Singles
Dominic Thiem was the defending champion, but chose to compete in the Laver Cup instead.


2019 St. Petersburg Open – Singles
Daniil Medvedev won the title, defeating Borna Ćorić in the final, 6–3, 6–1. Medvedev became the first active player outside the Big Four to reach the final in five consecutive tournaments.


2019 St. Petersburg Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2019 Stabæk Fotball season
The 2019 season was Stabæk's sixth season back in the Eliteserien following their relegation in 2012 and their 23rd season in the top flight of Norwegian football. Stabæk finished the season in 8th position and were knocked out of the Norwegian Cup by Viking in the Fourth Round.


2019 Stabæk Fotball season, Season events
On 6 June, manager Henning Berg left the club to become manager of AC Omonia, with Jan Jönsson being announced as his replacement on 11 June. |15th


2019 Stadium Super Trucks season
The 2019 Speed Energy Stadium Super Trucks season was the seventh season of the Stadium Super Trucks series. Defending champion Matthew Brabham retained his title with a five-win season and a 54-point advantage over runner-up Robby Gordon.


2019 Stadium Super Trucks season
The 2019 season saw the return of the trucks to Australia to finish the year, ending a year-long ban on the series by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS). This eventually led to the creation of the Boost Mobile Super Trucks championship for the 2020 season.


2019 Stadium Super Trucks season, Season summary
The 2019 season began at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, running as a support event to the IndyCar Series' IndyCar Classic. Continental AG's Continental Tire brand made its SST debut during the weekend, providing the TerrainContact A/T tire for four drivers and fielding a truck for Ryan Beat; two-time SST champion Sheldon Creed, NASCAR veteran Greg Biffle, and sports car driver Ryan Eversley also drove the truck during the season. Blade Hildebrand and Matthew Brabham won the weekend's races, the former recording his first career SST victory.


2019 Stadium Super Trucks season, Season summary
A week later, the series remained in Texas to join the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series' O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 weekend at Texas Motor Speedway; it was SST's first weekend as an undercard to strictly NASCAR events, and the third consecutive season it raced at the track. SST's racing, dubbed the Outdoor Powersports Offroad Rumble, saw Creed win both races. In the first event, Brabham, Robby Gordon, and Jeff Hoffman were involved in a wreck that saw the trio roll over on the ramp. The following race featured Bill Hynes rolling onto a barrier for a red flag; shortly after the event was halted, Gordon nearly collided with a safety vehicle attending to Hynes' truck, but braked on time; Gordon explained his radio with race officials had failed.


2019 Stadium Super Trucks season, Season summary
At Long Beach, Baja 1000 racer and SST test driver Zach Van Matre made his series debut, while Japanese driver E. J. Chiba returned to SST for the first time since Texas in 2018. In the first race, Brabham battled with Creed for the win, with the former securing the position with two laps left and holding on to the win. Gordon won the second round.


2019 Stadium Super Trucks season, Season summary
In July, the series returned to Honda Indy Toronto for the first time since 2016. NASCAR driver Casey Mears and Canadian driver Russell Boyle ran their first race of the year, while Eversley made his SST debut. Cole Potts won the first round after it was shortened due to weather, while Gavin Harlien won the second; with two second-place finishes, Brabham claimed the overall weekend victory.


2019 Stadium Super Trucks season, Season summary
On July 27–28, SST competed at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the first time, with Biffle and series veteran Arie Luyendyk Jr. making their first starts of the season. Biffle and Harlien battled for much of the first race before the latter fell back with mechanical issues. On the final restart, Potts took the lead from Biffle to win the round. Harlien started on the pole for the second race and led every lap. The series returned to the track two weeks later to support the NASCAR Xfinity Series' B&L Transport 170. Gordon won the Friday round and Brabham on Saturday.


2019 Stadium Super Trucks season, Season summary
At Road America, a pair of off-road racers in 14-year-old John Holtger and 19-year-old Christopher Polvoorde made their SST debuts. In the first race, Brabham made contact with Harlien on the final lap that sent the two into a spin that Potts capitalized on to win. Brabham and Harlien were involved in further battles in the second round until the former exited with mechanical failure, with the latter winning the second and third races.


2019 Stadium Super Trucks season, Season summary
Nine drivers, including four with stock car racing experience (Creed, Gordon, Harlien, and Mears), ran the Portland International Raceway weekend with IndyCar. Creed, in his first SST race since Long Beach, won the first round, while Brabham won race two. Kevin Savoree, head of Grand Prix of Portland organizer Green Savoree Racing Promotions, described the series as being a "fan favorite" that helped raise interest in the weekend.


2019 Stadium Super Trucks season, Season summary
In late October, SST returned to Australia for the Gold Coast 600 weekend at Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, consummating an agreement formed between the series and the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) to lift the latter's ban on the former in 2018. Reigning Dakar Rally champion Toby Price, Aussie Racing Cars driver Matt Nolan, former Supercars Championship winner Russell Ingall, and 2017 series champion Paul Morris returned to the series for the weekend, while Biffle joined for his first racing in Australia.


2019 Stadium Super Trucks season, Season summary
In the first race, Price dominated by leading nearly every lap from the pole but was spun by Brabham in turn 11 on the final lap, leading to Gordon taking the win. The second race saw Morris battle with Potts for much of the event before the two collided at the white lap, which Brabham capitalized on to win.


2019 Stafford Borough Council election
Elections to Stafford Borough Council were held on Thursday 2 May 2019.


2019 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election
The 2019 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2019 Stagg Bowl
The 2019 NCAA Division III Football Championship Game, more commonly referred to as the 2019 Stagg Bowl or Stagg Bowl XLVII, was a postseason college football game that determined a national champion in NCAA Division III for the 2019 season. It was played at Woodforest Bank Stadium in Shenandoah, Texas, on December 20, 2019, with kickoff at 8:00 p.m. EST (7:00 p.m. local CST), and television coverage on ESPNU.


2019 Stagg Bowl, Teams
The participants of the 2019 NCAA Division III Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2019 Division III Playoffs, a 32-team single-elimination bracket. The game featured North Central, seeking their first championship in their first appearance, and Wisconsin–Whitewater, seeking their seventh championship in their tenth appearance. This was the third meeting between the teams; Wisconsin–Whitewater led the series 2–0 entering the contest.


2019 Stanford Cardinal baseball team
The 2019 Stanford Cardinal baseball team represents Stanford University in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinal play their home games at Klein Field at Sunken Diamond under second year coach David Esquer.


2019 Stanford Cardinal baseball team, Previous Season
The Cardinal finished 46-12 overall with a 22-8 conference record. They started the 2018 season 10-0 with sweeps over Cal-State Fullerton and Rice and then finishing the regular season winning the Pac-12 conference and the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.


2019 Stanford Cardinal baseball team, Previous Season
Ranked 1 in the Cal State Fullerton Super Regional, the Cardinal beat Wright State and Baylor, but would lose to Cal State Fullerton twice, throughout the Super Regional, losing the Regional.


2019 Stanford Cardinal baseball team, Previous Season, 2018 MLB Draft
The Cardinal had five individuals selected in the 2018 MLB draft.


2019 Stanford Cardinal baseball team, Statistics, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases


2019 Stanford Cardinal baseball team, Statistics, Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


2019 Stanford Cardinal baseball team, Rankings
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.


2019 Stanford Cardinal football team
The 2019 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by ninth-year head coach David Shaw. They played their home games at Stanford Stadium and were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 3–6 in Pac-12 play, to finish last place in the North Division. This was Stanford's worst record since 2007 and the first time that they did not earn bowl eligibility since 2008.


2019 Stanford Cardinal football team, Previous season
In 2018, the Cardinal finished the season by defeating Pitt in the Sun Bowl. They went 9–4 (6–3 Pac-12).


2019 Stanford Cardinal football team, Preseason, Pac-12 media day, Pac-12 media poll
In the Pac-12 preseason media poll, Stanford was voted to finish in third place in the North Division.


2019 Stanford Cardinal football team, Game summaries, at Washington State
Quarterback Davis Mills set a school record during the game, throwing for 504 yards.


2019 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team
The 2019 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team represented Stanford University during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. They will be led by eight year head coach Jeremy Gunn. The Cardinal enter the season after coming up short of a fourth straight championship, losing to Akron in the quarterfinals 2-3 of the NCAA Tournament.


2019 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 Stanley Cup Finals
The 2019 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2018–19 season and the culmination of the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Western Conference champion St. Louis Blues defeated the Eastern Conference champion Boston Bruins four games to three in the best-of-seven series. It was the Blues' first championship, in their 51st season of play (not including the 2004–05 lockout), ending the third-longest championship drought in league history. The Bruins had home-ice advantage in the series with the better regular season record. The series began on May 27 and concluded on June 12. The Blues' Stanley Cup–winning run of 26 playoff games tied the 2014 Los Angeles Kings for the longest of any Stanley Cup–winning team in history.


2019 Stanley Cup Finals
This was a rematch of the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals, which Boston won in four, the fourth consecutive Finals to both involve at least one team vying for its first championship and end with the champion clinching the Cup on the road, and the first time since 2011 where the Finals went the full seven games.


2019 Stanley Cup Finals
Entering the 2019 finals, the Blues were the oldest franchise to have not won a Stanley Cup and the only active team from the 1967 NHL expansion without a Stanley Cup. The Blues' victory resulted in all five of the active 1967 teams having a Stanley Cup title, while the Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks became the oldest franchises to not win one.


2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Paths to the Finals, Boston Bruins
This was the Boston Bruins' twentieth appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals, six years after 2013, when they faced the Chicago Blackhawks and were defeated in six games. The Bruins last won the Stanley Cup in 2011 against the Vancouver Canucks in seven games, their sixth Cup in franchise history.


2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Paths to the Finals, Boston Bruins
Brad Marchand became the first Bruin since the 2005–06 season to score 100 points, finishing the regular season with 100 points in 79 games. David Pastrnak led the team in goals with 38. Tuukka Rask and Jaroslav Halak split the goaltending duties during the regular season. Halak had signed with the team during the off-season, and approaching the trade deadline the Bruins acquired forwards Charlie Coyle and Marcus Johansson.


2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Paths to the Finals, Boston Bruins
Boston finished the regular season with 107 points, finishing in second place in the Atlantic Division and third overall in the league. In the First Round of the playoffs, they defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games for the second consecutive playoff meeting against the Maple Leafs and third since the 2012–13 season. They then defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 in the Second Round. In the Conference Finals, Boston swept the Carolina Hurricanes 4–0.


2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Paths to the Finals, St. Louis Blues
This was the St. Louis Blues' fourth appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals. Their last appearance in the Finals was in 1970 against the Bruins, which Boston won in a four-game sweep. All of St. Louis' prior appearances came during their first three seasons after the Blues and five other new teams formed the West Division in the 1967 NHL expansion. While the Blues were able to advance past their fellow expansion franchises, each Finals appearance ended with them being swept by Original Six teams that comprised the East Division, concluding with their 1970 defeat.


2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Paths to the Finals, St. Louis Blues
In the years that followed, the other expansion teams from 1967 would win Stanley Cup titles of their own (excluding the defunct California Golden Seals franchise; the team that was originally known as the Minnesota North Stars did not win its first title until it had relocated to Dallas), but the Blues went nearly half a century without reaching the Finals again and became the oldest franchise not to win the Stanley Cup.


2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Paths to the Finals, St. Louis Blues
Ryan O'Reilly, who was acquired via trade in the off-season led the team in scoring with 77 points and assists with 49. Vladimir Tarasenko led the team in goal-scoring with 33 goals.


2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Paths to the Finals, St. Louis Blues
St. Louis struggled early in the regular season, beginning the year with a 7–9–3 record. Head coach Mike Yeo was fired and assistant coach Craig Berube named interim coach. Their record declined to an NHL-worst 15–18–4 with 34 points on January 2, 2019. Then the Blues went on a 30–10–5 run to finish the season with 99 points, third in the Central Division. Amid their turnaround, rookie goaltender Jordan Binnington was given his first start and went on to obtain 23 wins. In the playoffs, St. Louis defeated the Winnipeg Jets 4–2 in the First Round, eliminated the Dallas Stars in seven games, and won 4–2 against the San Jose Sharks in the Conference Finals.


2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game one
In game one, Brayden Schenn scored the first goal of the Finals for the Blues, firing a wrist shot past Tuukka Rask. In the second period, Bruins forward David Pastrnak mistakenly passed back to an open Schenn who gave the puck to Vladimir Tarasenko who doubled the lead for St. Louis. The Bruins quickly scored after, as a pass by Sean Kuraly deflected off of intended target Connor Clifton's skate and then goalie Jordan Binnington's stick and into the net. Charlie McAvoy then tied the game on the power play speeding through the Blues zone to put one past Binnington.


2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game one
In the third period, Boston gained the lead as a net-mouth scramble ended up on Sean Kuraly's stick who fired it past Binnington. The Bruins continued their shot output, placing ten more on Binnington before being pulled. Brad Marchand sealed the Bruins victory after a successful defensive zone face-off put the puck into the Blues' zone and the forward shot it into the empty net.


2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game two
In game two, Boston scored the first goal when Samuel Blais was given a penalty for goaltender interference and Charlie Coyle put the puck past St. Louis goaltender Jordan Binnington. The Blues struck back when Robert Bortuzzo's shot deflected off of Matt Grzelcyk and squeaked past Tuukka Rask on the short side. The Bruins scored 40 seconds later to take the lead again with Joakim Nordstrom moving around the St. Louis defenceman and backhanding his shot past Binnington.


2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game two
Vladimir Tarasenko then tied the game for the Blues when his shot rebounded off of Rask and backhanded his shot into the open net. In the second period, the Blues dominated in shots fourteen to six but neither team scored. However, Blues forward Tyler Bozak was high-sticked resulting in an injury to the forward; St. Louis was granted a 4-minute power-play. The teams were even in shots in the third period, but with no scoring, the game went into overtime. During the overtime period, Bruins defenceman Brandon Carlo tripped up Alexander Steen and on the delayed penalty, Carl Gunnarsson fired a slap shot past Rask giving St. Louis their first victory in the Finals in franchise history and tying the series 1–1.


2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game three
In game three, Boston took over the first period with three unanswered goals. The first came from Patrice Bergeron on the power-play. The next came from Charlie Coyle whose wrist shot got past Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington. The last goal came from Sean Kuraly with less than ten seconds in the period; the goal was unsuccessfully challenged on an offside review. With power-play given to the Bruins from the failed offside challenge, David Pastrnak capitalized in the second period, backhanding his shot past Binnington.


2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game three
The Blues were able to get on the board as Zach Sanford passed to an open Ivan Barbashev for his third goal of the playoffs. However, the Bruins quickly had their four-goal restored when Colton Parayko was sent to the penalty box for high-sticking and Torey Krug cashed in for Boston's third power-play goal of the game. Binnington was pulled from the game following this goal and replaced with Jake Allen. In the third period, a roughing penalty by Bruins captain Zdeno Chara proved costly as Parayko scored on the given power-play, his slap shot deflecting off of Brandon Carlo.


2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game three
Although the Blues out shot the Bruins eleven to four, beyond the one goal, St. Louis could not get another past Tuukka Rask. Bruins forward Noel Acciari scored an empty-net goal to add insurance. Boston added another power-play goal with Marcus Johansson's slap shot cleanly beating Allen finalizing the score at 7–2. The Bruins scored on every power-play that they had in the game, scoring on each of their four power-play shots.


2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game four
In game four, Ryan O'Reilly scored first for the Blues, scoring a wrap-around goal 43 seconds into the game. The Bruins counter-attacked when Zdeno Chara shot at Jordan Binnington and the rebound went to Charlie Coyle who slid it past the Blues goaltender. The Blues regained the lead when Alex Pietrangelo's shot rebounded to Vladimir Tarasenko firing a wrist shot past Tuukka Rask.


2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game four
In the second period, with Boston forward Connor Clifton resigned to the penalty box for an illegal check to the head, the Bruins, shorthanded, tied the game as Brandon Carlo picked up a rebound to shoot it past Binnington. Midway through the third period, however, the Blues regained the lead with a rebound going to O'Reilly. The Blues staved off the Bruins, limiting Boston's shots to five. Brayden Schenn sealed the game's final score at 4–2 with an empty-net goal tying the series at 2–2.


2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game five
In game five, the Bruins piled on seventeen shots in the first period, but Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington held down the fort. The Blues got the first goal of the game in the second period as Ryan O'Reilly backhanded a shot past Tuukka Rask. The Bruins continued the pressure into the third period. In the third period, controversy occurred when Blues forward Tyler Bozak tripped Noel Acciari, but no penalty was called on the play. With play continuing while Acciari was down on the ice, David Perron scored with the puck deflecting off Rask into the net.


2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game five
The Bruins got on the board with less than seven minutes remaining when Oskar Sundqvist high-sticked Torey Krug, causing a delayed penalty, and the Boston defenceman passed to an open Jake DeBrusk who fired it past Binnington. The Blues played defensively for the final minutes to win the game 2–1 and lead the series 3–2.


2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game six
In game six, after both Brayden Schenn and Ryan O'Reilly were sent to the penalty box for boarding and delay of game respectively, Boston forward Brad Marchand scored on the resulting 5-on-3 power play. In the second period, both teams were relatively even in shots, Boston with eight and St. Louis with ten, but neither team scored. In the third period, Bruins defenceman Brandon Carlo shot a bouncing puck towards Jordan Binnington which snuck under the Blues goaltender's blocker for the second goal of the game.


2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game six
Karson Kuhlman gave Boston a three goal lead with his first goal of the playoffs. St. Louis got on the board when O'Reilly's shot appeared to cross the goal line after a video replay. The Bruins regained their three-goal lead when the Blues in a defensive scramble left David Pastnak alone in front of the net and he fired the puck past Binnington. The Blues pulled Binnington in an attempt to tie the game, but Zdeno Chara sealed the victory for the Bruins finalizing the score at 5–1 and sending the series to a seventh game.


2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game seven
In game seven, Jay Bouwmeester's shot got through a screen of players and Ryan O'Reilly tipped the puck past Tuukka Rask for the opening goal. The Blues increased their lead with eight seconds remaining in the first period when Jaden Schwartz passed to an open Alex Pietrangelo who backhanded his shot for his third goal of the playoffs. Boston continued to pressure St. Louis in the second period with eleven shots, but Jordan Binnington kept the score at 2–0.


2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game seven
In the third period, Vladimir Tarasenko followed the puck into the Bruins' zone and passed to an open Brayden Schenn who fired the puck past Rask. Zach Sanford made the score 4–0 as the Blues continued to work in the offensive zone, with David Perron working around the Bruins defenceman to pass to the open rookie forward. The Bruins then swapped Rask for an extra attacker and thwarted Binnington's shutout attempt with a goal from Matt Grzelcyk. With the 4–1 victory, the Blues became the last remaining expansion franchise from 1967 to win the Stanley Cup. O'Reilly was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the playoffs.


2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Team rosters
Years indicated in boldface under the "Finals appearance" column signify that the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year.


2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Stanley Cup engraving
The Stanley Cup was presented to Blues captain Alex Pietrangelo by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman following the Blues 4–1 win over the Bruins in game seven.


2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Stanley Cup engraving
The following Blues players and staff qualified to have their names engraved on the Stanley Cup:


2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Stanley Cup engraving, Player notes
These players were on the extended roster during the playoffs, having played regular-season games for St. Louis.


2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Stanley Cup engraving, Player notes
None of these players played in the playoffs for St. Louis. However, Del Zotto qualified to be engraved on the Cup as he played at least 41 regular-season games (42 with 3 teams). All other names were left off the Cup.


2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Television and radio
In Canada, the series was broadcast by Sportsnet and CBC Television in English, and TVA Sports in French. In the U.S., the Finals were split between NBC (Games 1, and 4 through 7) and NBCSN (Games 2 and 3).


2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Television and radio
In the United States, the seven-game series averaged 5.3 million viewers, the highest average since the six-game 2015 Stanley Cup Finals. St. Louis had an average 28.7 rating, and Boston had an average 25.5. Game 7 had an average 8.7 million viewers, being the most watched NHL game in nearly 50 years.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs
The 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs was the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL). The playoffs began on April 10, 2019, after the 2018–19 regular season, and concluded on June 12, 2019, with the St. Louis Blues winning their first Stanley Cup in franchise history defeating the Boston Bruins four games to three in the Stanley Cup Finals.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs
The Tampa Bay Lightning made the playoffs as the Presidents' Trophy winners with the most points (i.e. best record) during the regular season. The Pittsburgh Penguins increased their post-season appearance streak to thirteen seasons, the current longest streak. The Carolina Hurricanes made the playoffs for the first time since 2009, ending a nine-year playoff drought.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs
For the second season in a row, the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs were the only Original Six teams to make the playoffs, marking the fifth time in league history (after 2000, 2001, 2007 and 2018) that only two Original Six teams clinched a playoff berth. For the first time since 2004, both Southern California teams, the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings, missed the playoffs. For the second time in League history (and the second season in a row), both the Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens missed the playoffs.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs
For the first time in NHL history, all division winners were eliminated in the first round as all the wild-cards advanced to the second round. The Columbus Blue Jackets won a playoff series for the first time, defeating the first-place Lightning in four games, and marking the first time in Stanley Cup playoff history that the Presidents' Trophy winners were swept in the opening round, and the first time since 2012 that the Presidents' Trophy winners were defeated in the opening round.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs
They were soon followed by the Calgary Flames, who with their five-game loss to the Colorado Avalanche, ensured that for the first time in NHL history, neither of the conference number one seeds advanced to the second round. After that, the two remaining division winners, the Nashville Predators and Washington Capitals, were each eliminated in an overtime game, the Predators in six to the Dallas Stars and the Capitals in seven to the Carolina Hurricanes. Also for the first time since 2012, none of the previous year's Conference finalists (the Capitals, the Lightning, the Golden Knights, and the Jets) made it to the second round. For the first time in League history, three series were decided in game seven overtime.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs
The Blues tied the 1987 Philadelphia Flyers, 2004 Calgary Flames, 2014 Los Angeles Kings, and 2015 Tampa Bay Lightning for playing the most playoff games (26) in a four-round playoff format. The record for most playoff games was subsequently broken by the 2020 Dallas Stars, who played 27 games during the expanded 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Kings were the only other Stanley Cup champions to play 26 games.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Playoff seeds
This was the sixth year in which the top three teams in each division make the playoffs, along with two wild cards in each conference (for a total of eight playoff teams from each conference).


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Playoff bracket
In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). The team with home ice advantage played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the other team was at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). The top three teams in each division made the playoffs, along with two wild cards in each conference, for a total of eight teams from each conference.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Playoff bracket
In the First Round, the lower seeded wild card in the conference played against the division winner with the best record while the other wild card played against the other division winner, and both wild cards were de facto #4 seeds. The other series matched the second and third place teams from the divisions. In the first two rounds, home ice advantage was awarded to the team with the better seed. Thereafter, it was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record followed by any necessary tie breakers.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (A1) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (WC2) Columbus Blue Jackets
The Tampa Bay Lightning earned the Presidents' Trophy as the NHL's best regular season team with 128 points. Columbus finished as the Eastern Conference's second wild card, earning 98 points. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Tampa Bay won all three games in this year's regular season series.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (A1) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (WC2) Columbus Blue Jackets
The Blue Jackets defeated the Lightning in a four-game sweep. In game one, the Blue Jackets scored four unanswered goals to overcome a three-goal deficit, winning 4–3. Matt Duchene scored a goal and two assists for Columbus in game two, granting the Blue Jackets a 5–1 victory and a 2–0 series lead. During the game Nikita Kucherov hit Markus Nutivaara in the head, prompting NHL Player Safety to suspend the Lightning forward for game three. During said game, Sergei Bobrovsky made 30 saves, giving the Blue Jackets a 3–1 victory and their first 3–0 series lead in franchise history.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (A1) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (WC2) Columbus Blue Jackets
In game four, the Lightning, desperate for a victory, could not overcome the early two-goal deficit they faced in the first period, allowing Columbus to score three empty-net goals late in the third period and win 7–3, sweeping Tampa Bay 4–0 and earning their first playoff series victory in franchise history. The Lightning became the first Presidents' Trophy winners to be swept in the opening round.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (A2) Boston Bruins vs. (A3) Toronto Maple Leafs
The Boston Bruins finished second in the Atlantic Division, earning 107 points. The Toronto Maple Leafs earned 100 points to finish third in the Atlantic Division. This was the sixteenth playoff meeting overall, and second consecutive, between these two teams, with Toronto winning eight of the fifteen previous series. They last met in the previous year's Eastern Conference First Round, which Boston won in seven games. Boston won three of the four games in this year's regular season series.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (A2) Boston Bruins vs. (A3) Toronto Maple Leafs
The Bruins defeated the Maple Leafs in seven games. Mitch Marner scored twice in Toronto's game one victory, the final score of which was 4–1. Game two saw controversy in officiating, with Bruins players becoming more physical, to the point where Boston forward Jake DeBrusk collided with Toronto forward Nazem Kadri, who was skating hard out of the penalty box, resulting in a knee-on-knee collision, injuring the Maple Leafs forward. No penalty was called on the play.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (A2) Boston Bruins vs. (A3) Toronto Maple Leafs
Kadri would return to the game, but retaliated against DeBrusk, cross-checking the forward in the head, resulting in a major penalty for the Toronto forward. Kadri was suspended for the remainder of the series. The Bruins ended the game 4–1. In game three, Auston Matthews and Andreas Johnsson scored a goal and notched an assist, leading the Maple Leafs to a 3–2 victory. In game four, the Bruins held on for a 6–4 victory, keeping the Maple Leafs from tying in the closing minutes after leading by three goals in the third period.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (A2) Boston Bruins vs. (A3) Toronto Maple Leafs
The Maple Leafs scored twice in the third period of game five and held onto a one-goal lead late in the game to give Toronto a 2–1 victory and a 3–2 series lead. In game six, Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist in a 4–2 Bruins victory to push the series to a seventh game. In the seventh game, Boston goalie Tuukka Rask made 32 saves to defeat the Maple Leafs 5–1 and advance to the second round.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (M1) Washington Capitals vs. (WC1) Carolina Hurricanes
The Washington Capitals finished first in the Metropolitan Division earning 104 points. Carolina finished as the Eastern Conference's first wild card earning 99 points. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Washington won all four games in this year's regular season series.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (M1) Washington Capitals vs. (WC1) Carolina Hurricanes
The Hurricanes defeated the Capitals in seven games. In game one, Nicklas Backstrom scored twice and teammate John Carlson had three assists in Washington's 4–2 victory. During a tight back-and-forth game two, Brooks Orpik scored the overtime winner for the Capitals, giving Washington a 4–3 victory. In game three, Carolina forward Warren Foegele scored twice and assisted once as the Hurricanes limited the Capitals to 18 shots in a 5–0 blowout victory.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (M1) Washington Capitals vs. (WC1) Carolina Hurricanes
During the game rookie Andrei Svechnikov was challenged by Alexander Ovechkin to a fight during which the young Hurricane forward was knocked out and removed from the game due to concussion protocol. The Capitals increased their shot count in game four, but Hurricanes goalie Petr Mrazek stopped 30 of those 31 shots, evening the series in a 2–1 victory. In game five, the Capitals blew out the Hurricanes 6–0 with Backstrom scoring two goals and adding two assists, as goaltender Braden Holtby stopped all 30 shots he faced.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (M1) Washington Capitals vs. (WC1) Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina broke the tie in game six as they scored three goals in the third period to force a seventh game. The Hurricanes rallied from two separate two goal deficits to tie game seven forcing overtime. In double overtime, Carolina forward Brock McGinn ended the third longest game seven in NHL history at 11:05 by tipping in Justin Williams' shot to send the Hurricanes to the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 2009; with the victory Carolina has won five consecutive game sevens dating back to 2006.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (M2) New York Islanders vs. (M3) Pittsburgh Penguins
The New York Islanders finished second in the Metropolitan Division with 103 points. The Pittsburgh Penguins earned 100 points to finish third in the Metropolitan Division. This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams with New York winning three of the four previous series. They last met in the 2013 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, which Pittsburgh won in six games. These teams split their four-game regular season series. This was the first time since the 1988 Patrick Division Semifinals that the Islanders had home-ice advantage in a playoff series.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (M2) New York Islanders vs. (M3) Pittsburgh Penguins
The Islanders defeated the Penguins in a four-game sweep. This was the first Islanders sweep since 1983. In game one, New York goalie Robin Lehner made 41 saves and Josh Bailey scored 4:39 into overtime to give the Islanders a 4–3 victory. Jordan Eberle had a goal and an assist in game two, leading the Islanders to a 3–1 victory. In game three, Lehner stopped 25 of 26 shots helping the Islanders win 4–1. Game four was a tight-checking, defensive affair as the Islanders kept a one-goal lead over the Penguins for two periods until an empty-net goal by Bailey sealed the victory for New York defeating Pittsburgh 3–1 and advancing to the second round in a 4–0 sweep.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (C1) Nashville Predators vs. (WC1) Dallas Stars
The Nashville Predators finished first in the Central Division earning 100 points. Dallas finished as the Western Conference's first wild card earning 93 points. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Nashville won three of the five games in this year's regular season series.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (C1) Nashville Predators vs. (WC1) Dallas Stars
The Stars defeated the Predators in six games. Dallas rookie Miro Heiskanen scored a goal and an assist to help the Stars achieve a 3–2 victory in game one. In game two, both teams played defensively forcing an overtime period in which Nashville forward Craig Smith scored to give the Predators a 2–1 victory. Pekka Rinne stopped 40 shots in game three, ensuring a 3–2 Predators win. In another goalie performance for game four, Dallas' own Ben Bishop made 34 saves shutting down the Predators in a 5–1 victory.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (C1) Nashville Predators vs. (WC1) Dallas Stars
In game five, Alexander Radulov scored twice with captain Jamie Benn assisting thrice for the Stars taking the series lead in a 5–3 victory. During a defensive game six, both teams fired more than 35 shots apiece in regulation time with each team scoring once. In the resulting overtime period John Klingberg put away the series-winning goal at 17:02 for Dallas, winning the series 4–2 and the game 2–1.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (C2) Winnipeg Jets vs. (C3) St. Louis Blues
The Winnipeg Jets finished second in the Central Division, earning 99 points. The St. Louis Blues also earned 99 points, but they finished third in the Central Division as Winnipeg won the first tie-breaker of combined regulation and overtime wins. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. This was also the first playoff meeting between the two cities since 1982. Winnipeg won three of the four games in this year's regular season series.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (C2) Winnipeg Jets vs. (C3) St. Louis Blues
The Blues defeated the Jets in six games. For the first time since the 2004 Western Conference Final, the away team won the first five games in the series. In game one, rookie goaltender Jordan Binnington made 24 saves to give St. Louis a 2–1 victory. Oskar Sundqvist scored twice for the Blues in game two taking the triumph 4–3. In game three, Winnipeg forward Kyle Connor scored twice in a 6–3 victory.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (C2) Winnipeg Jets vs. (C3) St. Louis Blues
Game four remained scoreless until the third period in which both teams notched a goal; however, in overtime Connor scored the winning-goal for the Jets tying the series 2–2 in a 2–1 affair. His goal also Winnipeg's first playoff overtime goal in franchise history. Winnipeg took a two-goal lead in game five, but St. Louis tied the game in the third period and with 15 seconds left, Jaden Schwartz scored to give St. Louis a 3–2 victory. Schwartz scored a natural hat trick in game six as the Blues hung on to a 3–2 series clinching victory.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (P1) Calgary Flames vs. (WC2) Colorado Avalanche
The Calgary Flames finished first in the Pacific Division earning 107 points. The Colorado Avalanche earned 90 points to finish as the Western Conference's second wild card. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Calgary won all three games in this year's regular season series.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (P1) Calgary Flames vs. (WC2) Colorado Avalanche
The Avalanche defeated the Flames in five games. In game one, goalie Mike Smith stopped all 26 shots he faced and assisted on one of Calgary's four goals in the Flames 4–0 victory. Game two necessitated overtime, and Nathan MacKinnon scored to give the Avalanche a 3–2 victory. The Avalanche scored six goals in game three, one of which included the first goal of Cale Makar in his NHL debut; Colorado won the game 6–2.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (P1) Calgary Flames vs. (WC2) Colorado Avalanche
In game four, Colorado came back from a two-goal deficit to force overtime and Mikko Rantanen scored his second of the night to give the Avalanche a 3–2 victory and a 3–1 series lead. Game five saw Colin Wilson and Rantanen both score twice, giving Colorado a 5–1 victory and advancing to the second round for the first time since 2008.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (P2) San Jose Sharks vs. (P3) Vegas Golden Knights
The San Jose Sharks finished second in the Pacific Division earning 101 points. The Vegas Golden Knights earned 93 points to finish third in Pacific Division. This was the second playoff meeting between these teams. They last met in the previous year's Western Conference Second Round which Vegas won in six games. These teams split their four-game regular season series.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (P2) San Jose Sharks vs. (P3) Vegas Golden Knights
The Sharks came back from a 3–1 series deficit to defeat the Golden Knights in seven games. Four Sharks players scored a goal and assisted on another goal in game one, giving San Jose a 5–2 victory. In game two, after a wild first period in which Vegas took a three-goal lead only for San Jose to tie before the period ended, Mark Stone's power-play goal in the second period would be the game-winner for the Golden Knights, defeating the Sharks 5–3. Stone continued his scoring into game three, adding a hat trick into Vegas' 6–3 victory.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (P2) San Jose Sharks vs. (P3) Vegas Golden Knights
In game four, Max Pacioretty had two goals and two assists while goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury stopped all 28 shots granting Vegas a 5–0 victory and a 3–1 series lead. The Sharks avoided elimination in game five, outscoring the Golden Knights 5–2 to force a sixth game. In game six, the Sharks evened the series with a double-overtime short-handed goal by Tomas Hertl, backstopped by Martin Jones who made 58 saves in a 2–1 victory.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (P2) San Jose Sharks vs. (P3) Vegas Golden Knights
In the seventh game, after taking a three-goal lead, in the third period, Vegas' Cody Eakin was assessed a controversial major penalty and game misconduct as a result of a play that injured Sharks forward Joe Pavelski. The Sharks took the lead 4–3 after scoring four unanswered goals on the ensuing five-minute power play. However, the Golden Knights tied the game with 43 seconds left in regulation, sending the game into overtime. At 18:19 of the first overtime, Barclay Goodrow scored the series-winning goal for the Sharks, coming back from a 3–1 series deficit and defeating the Golden Knights 5–4.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (P2) San Jose Sharks vs. (P3) Vegas Golden Knights
The NHL later apologized to the Golden Knights for the call on Eakin, and the two referees working the game were suspended for the remainder of the playoffs. The Sharks became just the second team in NHL history, along with the 2013 Boston Bruins, to overcome a three-goal deficit in the third period of a seventh game.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Eastern Conference Second Round, (A2) Boston Bruins vs. (WC2) Columbus Blue Jackets
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Boston won two of the three games in this year's regular season series.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Eastern Conference Second Round, (A2) Boston Bruins vs. (WC2) Columbus Blue Jackets
The Bruins defeated the Blue Jackets in six games. In game one, Charlie Coyle scored his second goal of the game in the first overtime at 5:15 to give the Bruins a 3–2 victory. Game two required overtime again with both teams tied 2–2 in regulation, and in double-overtime Matt Duchene scored on the power-play at 3:42 to give Columbus the victory. Sergei Bobrovsky made 36 saves in game three backstopping the Blue Jackets to a 2–1 victory.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Eastern Conference Second Round, (A2) Boston Bruins vs. (WC2) Columbus Blue Jackets
In game four, Patrice Bergeron scored twice and goaltender Tuukka Rask made 39 saves to edge Columbus 4–1 and tie the series 2–2. The Bruins held off the Blue Jackets two-goal rally in game five with David Pastrnak scoring with 1:28 left in the third period to give Boston a 4–3 victory and a 3–2 series lead. In game six, Rask shut the door on the Blue Jackets, stopping all 39 shots he faced in a 3–0 victory and winning the series 4–2.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Eastern Conference Second Round, (M2) New York Islanders vs. (WC1) Carolina Hurricanes
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. New York won three of the four games in this year's regular season series.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Eastern Conference Second Round, (M2) New York Islanders vs. (WC1) Carolina Hurricanes
The Hurricanes defeated the Islanders in a four-game sweep. In game one, Islanders goaltender Robin Lehner and Hurricanes goaltender Petr Mrazek stayed stout in regulation with Lehner stopping 29 shots and Mrazek stopping 30. During the ensuing overtime, Jordan Staal scored to give Carolina 1–0 victory. In game two, Warren Foegele and Nino Niederreiter scored 48 seconds apart in the third period to take the lead 2–1 giving Carolina the victory.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Eastern Conference Second Round, (M2) New York Islanders vs. (WC1) Carolina Hurricanes
In the second period of game two, Petr Mrazek was injured, leading to Curtis McElhinney replacing him in net for the remainder of the series; as a result McElhinney, at 35 years old, became the oldest goaltender in NHL history to make his first career playoff start in game three. Teuvo Teravainen scored twice in game three to give the Hurricanes a 5–2 victory and a 3–0 series lead. Teravainen continued his scoring into game four, notching a goal and an assist in Carolina's 5–2 victory.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Eastern Conference Second Round, (M2) New York Islanders vs. (WC1) Carolina Hurricanes
This was the Hurricanes' first four-game series sweep in franchise history and the franchise's first sweep since the Hartford Whalers swept the Quebec Nordiques in three games during the 1986 Adams Division Semifinals. In addition, the Islanders were swept in a playoff series for the first time since the 1994 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against the New York Rangers. This was the first time since the 1993 Buffalo Sabres that a team who swept a first round playoff series got swept in the second round.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Western Conference Second Round, (C3) St. Louis Blues vs. (WC1) Dallas Stars
This was the fourteenth playoff meeting between these two teams with St. Louis winning seven of the thirteen previous series. They last met in the 2016 Western Conference Second Round, which St. Louis won in seven games. Dallas won three of the four games in this year's regular season series.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Western Conference Second Round, (C3) St. Louis Blues vs. (WC1) Dallas Stars
The Blues defeated the Stars in seven games. Vladimir Tarasenko scored twice for the Blues in game one, holding the Stars to a close 3–2 victory. In game two, the Stars bounced back with rookie Roope Hintz scoring two goals and adding an assist in a 4–2 win. With 1:38 left in the third period of game three, Patrick Maroon put the Blues ahead 4–3 holding on the lead for the victory. Ben Bishop held the fort for the Stars, making 27 saves in game four for a 4–2 triumph.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Western Conference Second Round, (C3) St. Louis Blues vs. (WC1) Dallas Stars
Bishop continued his goal-tending prowess into game five, stopping 38 shots for the Stars in a 2–1 victory. The Blues scored 33 seconds apart in the third period of game six to force a seventh game winning 4–1. In game seven, although Stars goaltender Ben Bishop made a valiant effort stopping 52 shots, Patrick Maroon's goal at 5:50 of double-overtime sent the Blues to the Western Conference Final defeating Dallas 2–1.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Western Conference Second Round, (P2) San Jose Sharks vs. (WC2) Colorado Avalanche
This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams with both teams splitting the four previous series. They last met in the 2010 Western Conference Quarterfinals which San Jose won in six games. San Jose won all three games in this year's regular season series.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Western Conference Second Round, (P2) San Jose Sharks vs. (WC2) Colorado Avalanche
The Sharks defeated the Avalanche in seven games. In game one, Brent Burns had a goal and three assists in the Sharks' convincing 5–2 victory. Tyson Barrie scored a goal and assisted on two more in game two, giving the Avalanche a 4–3 win. In game three, Sharks forward Logan Couture scored his first playoff hat trick en route to a 4–2 victory. The Avalanche shut out the Sharks 3–0 in game four as goaltender Philipp Grubauer stopped all 32 shots he faced.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Western Conference Second Round, (P2) San Jose Sharks vs. (WC2) Colorado Avalanche
In game five, the Sharks put up 39 shots against the Avalanche with two goals coming from forward Tomas Hertl in a 2–1 victory. J. T. Compher scored twice and Gabriel Landeskog scored at 2:32 of the first overtime to force a seventh game defeating the Sharks 4–3. In game seven, Burns had two assists, including one on Joonas Donskoi's series-winning goal, that helped the Sharks win 3–2 and advance to the Conference Finals.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Eastern Conference Final, (A2) Boston Bruins vs. (WC1) Carolina Hurricanes
This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams with Boston winning three of the four previous series. They last met in the 2009 Eastern Conference Semifinals which Carolina won in seven games. This was Boston's eighth appearance in the Conference Finals. They last went to the Conference Finals in 2013, which they won against the Pittsburgh Penguins in a four-game sweep. This was Carolina's fourth Conference Finals appearance. They last went to the Conference Finals in 2009; they lost in a four-game sweep to Pittsburgh. Boston won two of the three games in this year's regular season series.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Eastern Conference Final, (A2) Boston Bruins vs. (WC1) Carolina Hurricanes
The Bruins defeated the Hurricanes in a four-game sweep. In game one, the Bruins scored two power-play goals 28 seconds apart in the third period to win 5–2. Charlie Coyle and Torey Krug both had three assists in the Bruins 6–2 victory in game two. In game three, Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask made 35 saves in Boston's close 2–1 victory, taking a 3–0 series lead. Patrice Bergeron scored twice and notched an assist, David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists, and Rask stopped all 24 shots he faced in the Bruins 4–0 game four victory, sending the Bruins to the Stanley Cup Finals.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Western Conference Final, (P2) San Jose Sharks vs. (C3) St. Louis Blues
This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams with San Jose winning three of the five previous series. This was St. Louis' fourth Conference Finals appearance and San Jose's fifth appearance in the Conference Finals. This also marked the thirteenth conference final in the last sixteen seasons that included a California-based team. The teams' last appearance in the Conference Finals was against each other in 2016, which San Jose won in six games. San Jose won two of the three games in this year's regular season series.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Western Conference Final, (P2) San Jose Sharks vs. (C3) St. Louis Blues
The Blues defeated the Sharks in six games. In game one, Logan Couture and Timo Meier both scored twice in the Sharks' 6–3 victory. Although Couture scored twice in game two, the Blues edged the Sharks 4–2. In game three, controversy struck in overtime as Meier swatted at the puck with his glove towards Erik Karlsson who scored in overtime. The NHL later admitted the refs missed the hand pass Meier committed. The Blues were undeterred by this blatant non-call as goalie Jordan Binnington made 29 saves in game four en route to a 2–1 victory.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Western Conference Final, (P2) San Jose Sharks vs. (C3) St. Louis Blues
In game five, Jaden Schwartz scored a hat trick and Binnington stopped all 21 shots he faced for the Blues in a 5–0 victory. The Blues shut down the Sharks in game six, scoring five goals in a 5–1 victory and advancing to the Stanley Cup Finals and ending its 49-year appearance drought. With the Blues advancing to the Finals only five active franchises have never won their conference since the playoffs went to a conference based format in 1982 (Arizona, Columbus, Minnesota, Toronto and Winnipeg).


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with Boston winning both previous series. They last met in the 1972 Stanley Cup Semifinals which Boston won in a four-game sweep. St. Louis made their fourth appearance in the Finals. They last advanced to the Finals in 1970, which they lost in four games to the Boston Bruins. Boston made their twentieth Finals appearance. They last advanced to the Finals in 2013, which they lost in six games to the Chicago Blackhawks. These teams split the two games in this year's regular season series.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Player statistics, Goaltenders
This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage, with at least 420 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Television
This was the eighth postseason under NBC Sports' current 10-year contract for American television rights to the NHL. All national coverage of games are being aired on either NBCSN, the NBC broadcast network, NHL Network, USA Network, or CNBC. During the first round, excluding games exclusively broadcast on NBC, the regional rights holders of each participating U.S. team will produce local telecasts of their respective games.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Television
For the third year, the first round national broadcasts were not blacked out on television in the markets of participating teams, and could co-exist with the local broadcasts (however, NBC-provided coverage was restricted in Pittsburgh and Las Vegas, where AT&T SportsNet held the regional rights to the Penguins and the Golden Knights respectively).


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Television
In Canada, for the fifth postseason under Rogers Media's current 12-year contract, coverage was broadcast in English by Sportsnet and CBC under the Hockey Night in Canada brand, and streamed on Sportsnet Now, CBCSports.ca (for games televised by CBC), or the subscription service Rogers NHL Live.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Television
In French, all games were aired by TVA Sports. Availability of the games were initially hampered by a major carriage dispute between Bell Satellite TV and the channel's owner, Quebecor Media, over a proposed increase in carriage fees which Bell considered poorly-justified. On April 10, 2019, Quebecor pulled TVA Sports from Bell Satellite TV, despite it being illegal in Canada for channels to be pulled by their owners at a "standstill" in carriage negotiations.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Television
Bell publicly condemned the action, and stated it would offer the Sportsnet networks as a free preview to affected subscribers for the duration of the dispute, so that viewers still have access to the English-language broadcasts. On April 12, 2019, the channels were restored per a court injunction granted to Bell. The CRTC has since warned that any attempt to pull the channel again would result in a suspension of its license until access is restored.


2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Television
In the United States, NBC reported that the first round saw its highest cable viewership since 1994 and the highest overall ratings since 2012. Game seven of the Capitals/Hurricanes series was the most-watched first round game on cable since 2000.


2019 StarCraft II World Championship Series
The 2019 StarCraft II World Championship Series (WCS) is the 2019 edition of the StarCraft II World Championship Series, the top esports tournament circuit for StarCraft II. The tournament series' Global Finals were won by South Korean professional player Park "Dark" Ryung Woo.


2019 StarCraft II World Championship Series, Format
The 2019 StarCraft II World Championship Series was separated into two regions, WCS Korea and WCS Circuit. The format of the former remained consistent with the standard set in 2017, featuring three seasons of the long-running Global StarCraft II League (GSL) Code S with two smaller GSL Super Tournament events interspersed. The format of latter region, however, replaced one of the standard four large WCS Circuit events with WCS Winter, separated into WCS Winter Europe and WCS Winter America, two smaller tournaments with an online portion and an in-person playoff portion.


2019 StarCraft II World Championship Series, Format
Beyond this, the format remained mostly unchanged with three large WCS Circuit events and accompanying qualifiers under the WCS Challenger branding. Two shared World Championship Series Global events featured players from both regions prior to the Global Finals. All these events, excluding the second WCS Global event GSL vs. the World, gave out WCS Circuit and/or WCS Korea points that determined the seeding of the Global Finals.


2019 StarCraft II World Championship Series, Format, Seeding
Eight players from each WCS region qualify to the event based on their WCS points-based rankings. Winners of WCS Circuit stops, GSL Code S events, and IEM Katowice receive automatic qualification. The sixteen players are then seeded into four four-player groups for the first round based on their region-specific ranking. A draw is held for the quarterfinals bracket, with winners of each group facing second-place finishers of other groups.


2019 StarCraft II World Championship Series, Results, Global Finals
The WCS Global Finals were held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California as part of BlizzCon 2019. They featured a group stage as the first round of play, played out the week prior to the main event, followed by bracket play from the quarterfinals onward at the convention center itself. For the first time ever, the event was confined to one of the two days the convention ran for, with all matches from the quarterfinals through the finals happening on November 1, Friday.


2019 State of Origin series
The 2019 State of Origin series was the 38th annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South Wales rugby league teams. Before this series, Queensland had won 21 times, NSW 14 times, with two series drawn.


2019 State of Origin series
For just the second time, a game was played away from Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne, with Game 2 played at Perth’s Optus Stadium.


2019 State of Origin series, Under 18s
The Under-18s State of Origin match was played as a curtain raiser to Game I of State of Origin 2019.


2019 State of the Nation Address (Philippines)
The 2019 State of the Nation Address was the fourth State of the Nation Address delivered by President Rodrigo Duterte.


2019 State of the Nation Address (Philippines), Preparations
The House of Representatives has allocated a budget of ₱4.7 million for the State of the Nation Address with about 1,500 people invited for the event. Weavers displaced by the Battle of Marawi also prepared a balod or traditional Maranao drape which was used as a backdrop for President Rodrigo Duterte for his speech.


2019 State of the Nation Address (Philippines), Preparations
Film director, Joyce Bernal was commissioned to be involved in the coverage of the speech.


2019 State of the Nation Address (Philippines), Address content and delivery
In the program took 1 hour and 33 minutes, Duterte spoke about corruption and the economy. He urged the Congress to pass 18 bills. This includes measures involving the reinstatement of death penalty for heinous crimes such as involvement in the illegal drug trade and plunder, the creation of a National Academy of Sports for high school students, a Magna Carta for barangays, and the postponement of the 2020 barangay elections.


2019 State of the Nation Address (Philippines), Address content and delivery
Duterte also threatened to close Land Bank if they don't come up with a plan for farmers by the end of July 2019. The president felt that the bank has strayed from its intended purposes of being a bank for farmers lamenting that it has been "mired in so many commercial transactions."


2019 State of the Nation Address (Philippines), Address content and delivery
The Philippines' policy towards China and the South China Sea dispute was also a subject of the speech. Duterte defended his foreign policy amidst accusation of treason. He insisted on having negotiations with the Chinese and stated that the Philippine military don't stand a chance against their Chinese counterparts in an event of a war. He also said that he has allowed the Chinese to fish in the disputed territory saying that countries around the South China Sea has traditional fishing rights. However Duterte has vowed to push for the Philippine claim in the area in due time.


2019 State of the Union Address
The 2019 State of the Union Address was given by the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump, on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at 9 p.m. EST, in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives to the 116th United States Congress. It was Trump's second State of the Union Address and his third speech to a joint session of the United States Congress. Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, accompanied by Mike Pence, the vice president, in his capacity as the president of the Senate.


2019 State of the Union Address
It was the first address to a Democratic-controlled House of Representatives since 2010.


2019 State of the Union Address
The Democratic Response was given by 2018 Georgia Gubernatorial Nominee Stacey Abrams and the Spanish-language response was given by California Attorney General and former U.S. Representative Xavier Becerra.


2019 State of the Union Address
The Address was watched by 46.8 million viewers, and aired live on 12 major television networks. Viewership statistics do not include views from online live streams. There were also 15.2 million interactions regarding the Address on social media.


2019 State of the Union Address, Background
Article II, Section 3, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution states that the president "shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient."


2019 State of the Union Address, Background
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi sent an invitation to President Donald Trump on January 3, 2019, to deliver a "State of the Union address before a Joint Session of Congress on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 in the House Chamber." The invitation was sent just hours after her election to Speaker of the House. On January 6, President Trump commented to reporters that "I will be making the State of the Union on January 29. And I look forward to it. I look forward to it. And I look forward to speaking, really, before the world. We have a lot of great things to say."


2019 State of the Union Address, Background
The Cabinet of Donald Trump, the heads of the 14 of 15 executive departments, Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nine sitting Supreme Court justices, and members of Congress were invited to attend. Fifteen guests chosen by First Lady Melania Trump were present in the gallery. Energy Secretary Rick Perry was not in attendance as he was named the designated survivor.


2019 State of the Union Address, Postponement
Originally scheduled for January 29, House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, communicated on January 16 that pursuant to the month-long shutdown of the federal government, citing fears of security concerns regarding unpaid Secret Service members, the President could reschedule the Address or submit a written State of the Union to Congress. Pelosi formally communicated on January 23 that a resolution authorizing the speech in the House chamber would not be considered until the shutdown had ended. Trump announced he would wait to give the State of the Union Address after the end of the shutdown. The shutdown was suspended on January 25, and on January 28, Pelosi issued an invitation for Trump to deliver the Address in the Capitol Building on February 5, 2019. On the same day, Trump accepted Pelosi's proposed date.


2019 State of the Union Address, Address
The State of the Union Address was given at 9:00 p.m. EST on February 5, 2019. President Trump began the address without an introduction from Speaker Pelosi, breaking with a SOTU custom. During the speech, Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi sat behind Trump. U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry was named the designated survivor and was at an undisclosed location during the address so that, in case of a catastrophe, the continuity of government would be upheld.


2019 State of the Union Address, Address
The speech lasted 82 minutes, making it the third longest State of the Union Address. During the speech, Trump discussed bipartisanship, the economy, jobs, unemployment, tax reform, energy production, unity, the opioid crisis, prison reform, immigration, border security, the border wall, trade, infrastructure, prescription drugs, HIV/AIDS, cancer, family leave, abortion, national security, North Korea, Venezuela, the Middle East, ISIS, Afghanistan, Iran, antisemitism, veterans, and opportunity. He also discussed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, socialism, and the War in Afghanistan.


2019 State of the Union Address, Address
During the address, President Trump announced his next summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The summit took place on February 27–28, 2019 in Vietnam.


2019 State of the Union Address, Address
In his Address, Trump asserted that "The savage gang MS-13 now operates in at least 20 different American states and they almost all come through our southern border... Just yesterday, an MS-13 gang member was taken into custody for a fatal shooting on a subway platform in New York City. We are removing these gang members by the thousands, but until we secure our border, they are going to keep streaming right back in." The Washington Post fact checker found that MS-13 is active primarily in Los Angeles, Long Island (New York), and the Washington, D.C. metro area. The Washington Post also concluded that 1,332 illegal alien members of MS-13 were deported in fiscal year 2018.


2019 State of the Union Address, Protests
A group of female Democratic members of Congress and their guests wore white (the color of the women's suffrage movement) to bring notice to women's rights. Steny Hoyer also handed out white ribbons to males.


2019 State of the Union Address, Protests
Each member of Congress is allowed to bring one guest and several Democratic members of Congress brought various guests to send a message. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez brought a sexual assault survivor, Pramila Jayapal brought a climate change scientist, and Ilhan Omar brought an undocumented immigrant threatened with deportation.


2019 State of the Union Address, Protests
Several Democratic members of congress boycotted Trump's speech in protest, including Earl Blumenauer, Steve Cohen, John Lewis, and Hank Johnson.


2019 State of the Union Address, Responses
On January 29, 2019, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced that Stacey Abrams would deliver the Democratic response to 2019 State of the Union Address. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra gave the Spanish-language response.


2019 State of the Union Address, Responses
The response by the Libertarian Party was given by Jeff Hewitt. Independent Senator Bernie Sanders also gave a response to address.


2019 State of the Union Address, Coverage
The State of the Union Address was televised on all the major U.S. broadcast and cable television networks. Facebook and Twitter streamed the address online.


2019 State of the Union Address, Reactions
Polls conducted by CBS gauged approval of speech, viewership, among other things. A poll by CBS found 76% of people approved of the speech. Another poll by CBS based on party identification found that 43% of Republicans, 24% of Democrats, and 30% of Independents watched the address. Another poll based on party identification found that 97% of Republicans, 30% of Democrats, and 82% of Independents approved the message of the speech.


2019 State of the Union Address, Reactions
Polls conducted by CNN gauged approval of speech, policy approval, among other things. 59% of viewers approved the President's address. 71% of viewers thought that the President's policies were moving the country in the right direction; 76% on economy, 70% on trade and national security, 68% on immigration, and 65% on taxes.


2019 State of the Union Address, Fundraising by Trump's 2020 campaign
A fundraising effort by Trump's 2020 campaign on the days leading to the address and on the day of the address raised $2.4 million from 76,000 donors. His campaign displayed names of donors on a live streaming broadcast of the event on Donald Trump's Facebook page. This is comparable to fundraising for Trump's 2020 campaign that occurred during the 2018 address that similarly included the display of names of donors on a streaming broadcast online.


2019 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team
The 2019 Stephen F. Austin football team represented Stephen F. Austin State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Lumberjacks wereled by first–year head coach Colby Carthel and played their home games at Homer Bryce Stadium.


2019 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team, Previous season
The Lumberjacks finished the 2018 season with a 2–8 overall record, and a 2–7 in Southland play to finish in tenth place.


2019 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team, Preseason, Preseason poll
The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Lumberjacks were picked to finish in ninth place.


2019 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team, Preseason, Preseason All–Southland Teams
The Lumberjacks placed three players on the preseason all–Southland teams.


2019 Ster ZLM Toer
The 2019 Ster ZLM Toer was the 32nd edition of the Ster ZLM Toer (ZLM Tour) cycling stage race. It started on 19 June in Yerseke and ended on 23 June in Tilburg and was a part of the 2019 UCI Europe Tour as a 2.1-ranked event.


2019 Ster ZLM Toer
The race was won by Mike Teunissen of Team Jumbo–Visma. Teammate Amund Grøndahl Jansen finished second, and Mads Würtz Schmidt of Katusha–Alpecin rounded out the podium. Dylan Groenewegen of Team Jumbo–Visma took the points classification, Rasmus Byriel Iversen of Lotto–Soudal took the young rider classification, and Team Jumbo–Visma took the teams classification.


2019 Ster ZLM Toer, Teams
Seventeen teams, which consisted of four UCI WorldTeams, six Professional Continental Teams, and seven UCI Continental Teams, competed in the race. Each team entered seven riders, except for Euskadi–Murias and Wanty–Gobert, who each entered six riders, and Team Differdange–Geba, who entered five riders. Of the 115 riders who started the race, only 101 riders finished the race.


2019 Ster ZLM Toer, Stages, Stage 3
The stage was shortened after the race jury decided to finish the race a lap early after the police raised concerns about the level of traffic on the finishing circuit.


2019 Ster ZLM Toer, Classification leadership table
In the 2019 ZLM Tour, three jerseys were awarded. The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. Time bonuses were awarded to the first three finishers on all stages except for the individual time trial: the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third riders respectively. Bonus seconds were also awarded to the first three riders at intermediate sprints – three seconds for the winner of the sprint, two seconds for the rider in second and one second for the rider in third. The leader of the general classification received a yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2019 ZLM Tour, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.


2019 Ster ZLM Toer, Classification leadership table
The second classification was the points classification. Riders were awarded points for finishing in the top ten in a stage. Unlike in the points classification in the Tour de France, the winners of all stages were awarded the same number of points. Points were also won in intermediate sprints; three points for crossing the sprint line first, two points for second place, and one for third. The leader of the points classification was awarded a blue jersey.


2019 Ster ZLM Toer, Classification leadership table
The third jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. Only riders born after 1 January 1997 were eligible; the young rider best placed in the general classification was the leader of the young rider classification.


2019 Stetson Hatters football team
The 2019 Stetson Hatters football team represents Stetson University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by seventh-year head coach Roger Hughes and play their home games at Spec Martin Stadium. They are members of the Pioneer Football League.


2019 Stetson Hatters football team, Previous season
The Hatters finished the 2018 season 8–2, 6–2 in PFL play to finish in a tie for second place.


2019 Stetson Hatters football team, Preseason, Preseason coaches' poll
The Pioneer League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019. The Hatters were picked to finish in sixth place.


2019 Stetson Hatters football team, Preseason, Preseason All–PFL teams
The Hatters had eight players selected to the preseason all–PFL teams.


2019 Stevenage Borough Council election
Elections to Stevenage Borough Council took place on 2 May 2019. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 2015. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it has held continuously since 1973.


2019 Stock Car Brasil Championship
The 2019 Stock Car Brasil Championship was the forty-first season of the Stock Car Brasil. Daniel Serra won the 2019 season, he became three-time champion as his father Chico Serra. This was the last season with as one-make series. From 2020 Toyota Gazoo Racing will enter in the series with eight cars.


2019 Stock Car Brasil Championship, Race calendar and results
The 2019 calendar was announced on December 20, 2018. The first round coincided with the 500th Stock Car Brazil race. The 40th anniversary of the championship was held in Tarumã. The Race of Doubles was the third round, held at Goiânia on May 19. The 11th edition of the Million Race was held on August 25 at the Interlagos Circuit. The Grand Final will also be held in Interlagos on December 15.


2019 Stock Car Brasil Championship, Championship standings
Points are awarded for each race at an event to the driver/s of a car that completed at least 75% of the race distance and was running at the completion of the race.


2019 Stock Car Brasil Championship, Championship standings, Drivers' Championship
Bold – Pole positionItalics – Fastest lap† – Retired, but classified


2019 Stock Car Light season
The 2019 Stock Car Light is the sixteenth season of Stock Car Brasil Light.


2019 Stockholm Open
The 2019 Stockholm Open (also known as the Intrum Stockholm Open for sponsorship purposes) was a professional men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 51st edition of the tournament, and part of the ATP Tour 250 series of the 2019 ATP Tour. It took place at the Kungliga tennishallen in Stockholm, Sweden from 14 to 20 October 2019. Fourth-seeded Denis Shapovalov won the singles title.


2019 Stockholm Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Stockholm Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:


2019 Stockholm Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2019 Stockholm Open – Doubles
Luke Bambridge and Jonny O'Mara were the defending champions but chose to defend their title with different partners. Bambridge played alongside Ben McLachlan, but lost in the first round to Wesley Koolhof and Fabrice Martin. O'Mara teamed up with Ken Skupski, but lost in the first round to Mate Pavić and Bruno Soares.


2019 Stockholm Open – Doubles
Henri Kontinen and Édouard Roger-Vasselin won the title, defeating Pavić and Soares in the final, 6–4, 6–2.


2019 Stockholm Open – Singles
Stefanos Tsitsipas was the defending champion, but chose not to defend his title.


2019 Stockholm Open – Singles
Denis Shapovalov won his first ATP Tour singles title, defeating Filip Krajinović in the final, 6–4, 6–4.


2019 Stockholm Open – Singles
Former world No. 8 Janko Tipsarević played his last ATP match at the tournament losing in the quarterfinals to Yūichi Sugita.


2019 Stockholm Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2019 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 2019 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Stockport Council is elected in thirds, which means that in each three member local ward, one councillor is elected every year, except every four years which is classed as a fallow year. The last fallow year was 2017, when no local government elections took place in the borough. Those councillors elected in 2019 will serve a four-year term, expiring in 2023.


2019 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
Despite Labour drawing level on seats with the Liberal Democrats, with both parties holding 26 councillors, the Labour minority administration continued in office.


2019 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election results by ward
Asterix indicates incumbent in the Ward, and Bold names highlight winning candidate.


2019 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election
The 2019 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.


2019 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election
The 2019 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Stoke-on-Trent City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2019 Stoke-on-Trent City Council election, Election result
Before the election, results were as follows: Labour 21, Independent 14, Conservative 7, UKIP 2. The Labour Party lost 14 seats, with gains for the Conservatives, Independent candidates and UKIP.


2019 Stony Brook Seawolves football team
The 2019 Stony Brook Seawolves football team represented Stony Brook University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Seawolves competed as seventh-year members of the Colonial Athletic Association with Chuck Priore as the head coach for his 14th season. They played their home games at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium in Stony Brook, New York. They finished the season 5–7, 2–6 in CAA play to finish in 11th place.


2019 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Previous season
The Seawolves finished the 2018 season 7–5, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They received an at-large berth to the FCS Playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Southeast Missouri State.


2019 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Preseason, CAA poll
In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Seawolves were predicted to finish in sixth place.


2019 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Preseason, Preseason All–CAA team
The Seawolves had three players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.


2019 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Bryant
In redshirt junior quarterback Tyquell Fields' first career start, Stony Brook started off slowly with two straight three-and-outs. Synceir Malone returned an interception 22 yards for a touchdown to open the scoring for the Seawolves. Fields continued to struggle, throwing an interception, going three-and-out, and fumbling the ball at the Bryant 2-yard line in his next three drives. Although Bryant would chip away at the lead on a field goal, Stony Brook would score 28 unanswered points to go up 35–3 before the starters were pulled. The Seawolves' tough defense stifled Bryant, limiting the Bulldogs to 205 total yards and 38 rushing yards.


2019 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, at Utah State
Utah State controlled this game from the start, going up 41–0 by the third quarter before Stony Brook finally scored on a three-yard receiving touchdown by redshirt senior running back Isaiah White. Fields was removed from the game due to injury and junior Jack Cassidy earned much of the playing time, going 14-for-28 with 129 yards, a touchdown and an interception.


2019 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Wagner
Stony Brook extended its home winning streak to 11 straight games. The team put up 551 yards of total offense, backed by Tyquell Fields, who went 11-for-19 with a career-high 282 yards and a touchdown, and Isaiah White, who carried the ball 31 times for 131 yards and 2 TDs. The Seawolves' defense limited Wagner to 17 rushing yards on 12 attempts and forced two fumbles. Stony Brook went up 26–3 in the third quarter and held Wagner to 259 total yards.


2019 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, Fordham
With the blowout victory, Stony Brook extended its home winning streak to 12. The Seawolves scored on five of their first six possessions to take a 31–3 lead entering halftime, and never looked back after going up 45–3. Fordham was held to 38 rushing yards on 30 attempts, and Stony Brook's offense recorded 601 total yards. Tyquell Fields went 9-for-12 with 232 yards and 3 TDs, while Seba Nekhet broke out for 182 yards and 2 TDs on 20 carries.


2019 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, at Rhode Island
In their conference opener, Stony Brook struck first on an 11-yard TD pass from Tyquell Fields to Jean Constant. Fields then fumbled the ball at the Rhode Island 1-yard line and the game entered halftime with Stony Brook up 7–0. After Stony Brook went up 21–7 on an Isaiah White rushing TD, Rhode Island's Ahmere Dorsey returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown to cut the lead to 21–14. Down by 10 with 1:42 left in the game, Rhode Island quarterback Vito Priore threw a TD to Isaiah Coulter to make it 24–21.


2019 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, at Rhode Island
Rhode Island recovered the following onside kick and Priore hit Aaron Parker for the TD with 1:05 left to go up 27–21 after a missed PAT. Stony Brook got the ball back and facing 4th and 6, Fields ran it in from 50 yards out for the touchdown with 11 seconds left to stun Rhode Island 31–27.


2019 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, James Madison
Stony Brook's 12-game home winning streak dating back to October 7, 2017 was snapped in a homecoming thriller. The two teams traded touchdowns throughout the first half and James Madison took the lead late and went up 28–21 entering halftime. James Madison received the ball to start the second half and made it a two-possession game, but numerous Dukes turnovers helped Stony Brook get back in the game.


2019 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, James Madison
With 1:44 left in the 4th quarter, Tyquell Fields drove Stony Brook down the field and Nick Courtney hit a career-high 47-yard field goal to tie the game at 38 with 0:05 remaining. In overtime, James Madison received the ball first and scored; on the ensuing Stony Brook possession, Fields hit Delante Hellams Jr. in the end zone on 4th and 18 but Hellams dropped the pass as James Madison narrowly escaped Long Island, almost falling victim to a massive upset.


2019 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, New Hampshire
Having not lost at home since 2017 before last week, Stony Brook dropped back-to-back home games after being upset by unranked New Hampshire at LaValle Stadium. The Wildcats struck first with a 15-yard TD pass by Max Brosmer, but the Seawolves responded with a Tyquell Fields 15-yard TD throw to tie the game. New Hampshire kicked a 22-yard field goal on their first possession coming out of halftime, but Stony Brook took a 14-10 lead on a 1-yard TD run by Ty Son Lawton. The Wildcats scored ten points in the fourth quarter to win, with an overturned Jean Constant punt return to the New Hampshire 5 proving costly for the Seawolves.


2019 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, at Villanova
Coming off of two straight losses and a bye week, Stony Brook went on the road to face No. 5 Villanova. The Seawolves started the scoring with a Tyquell Fields rushing TD off a blocked punt, but the Wildcats tied it up on a 68-yard trick play touchdown. Villanova scored three more touchdowns in the second quarter, taking advantage of poor Stony Brook defense to enter halftime with a 28–10 lead after Fields was picked off outside the red zone on the final drive of the first half.


2019 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, at Villanova
Villanova fumbled the second half kickoff, leading to a Stony Brook field goal, and Daniel Smith threw an interception on the next drive, which led to a Ty Son Lawton 10-yard TD run to cut the deficit to 28–20. Villanova went up 35–20 on a Dee Wil Barlee rush TD on 4th and goal at the 2 with 9:14 left. Stony Brook drove down the field and scored on an 11-yard TD pass from Fields to Shawn Harris Jr. with 4:45 left to make it 35–27.


2019 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Game summaries, at Villanova
With 1:32 left, Fields ran it in on a QB sneak from the 1, but a two-point attempt was dropped by Andrew Trent, keeping it at 35–33. Stony Brook got the ball back with 21 seconds, and Fields connected with Nick Anderson on a 40-yard strike to bring them to the Villanova 5-yard line, where Nick Courtney kicked the game-winning 22-yard field goal as time expired for the 36–35 upset victory.


2019 Stop & Shop strike
The 2019 Stop & Shop strike began on April 11, 2019 when approximately 31,000 workers, represented by United Food and Commercial Workers, walked off the job and began picketing Stop & Shop locations across New England, in the states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The strike was in response to the company not agreeing after extensive negotiations to a contract which did not reduce employee pay and benefits. The strike ended eleven days later on April 21.


2019 Stop & Shop strike, Background
The 2016 collective bargaining agreement between Stop & Shop and its union staff expired on February 23, 2019 at midnight. In an effort to reach a memorandum of understanding before the contract's expiration date, the five local chapters of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) that represents 31,000 of Stop and Shop's employees in 249 stores began negotiating a new contract on January 14, 2019. Negotiations throughout the remainder of January were promising, with the local chapters working out "wording" technicalities with the company. However, progress was effectively halted in early-to-mid February after Stop & Shop presented their monetary and payroll requirements for the upcoming agreement's term.


2019 Stop & Shop strike, Background
The company's proposed contract sought to eliminate for many employees premium pay on national holidays and Sundays, while also eliminating any raises, reducing contributions to pensions, and increasing healthcare costs. Negotiations continued in good faith between the two sides, but with no progress made, UFCW Local 1445 of Massachusetts became the first chapter to authorize a strike if needed on February 24. In the following weeks, the members of the four other UFCW unions in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island also authorized a potential strike as a response to the lack of progress.


2019 Stop & Shop strike, Background
The strike did not occur, and negotiations continued sporadically through the first week of April. On April 3, federal mediators were brought in after the unions rejected Stop & Shop's "last offer" contract. An unsuccessful round of negotiations overseen by the federal negotiators broke down on April 10. On the same day, shareholders of Ahold Delhaize, the owner of the grocery chain, voted to increase the company's dividend by 11.1% in comparison to the last year. The next day a strike was called.


2019 Stop & Shop strike, Strike
Union Stop & Shop employees walked off the job at 1:00 p.m. on April 11 to strike against the contract proposed by Stop & Shop. The next day the teamster union, which represented the store's delivery truck drivers and warehouse workers, told its members to respect the UFCW's picket line. On April 15, Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman Ray Bourque crossed the picket line at the Stop & Shop in North Andover, Massachusetts; after being filmed by picketing workers, he quickly issued an apology for doing so.


2019 Stop & Shop strike, Strike
On April 17, the Boston Globe reported that "at least several dozen" Stop & Shop locations were closed due to the strike. While during the first week of the strike, foot traffic by loyal customers in the remaining stores decreased by 75 percent compared to the prior week. The Connecticut Food Bank during the same week coordinated with the stores to ensure that the food at the nearly empty locations did not go to waste. It was estimated that each day of the strike the company lost $20 million in revenue. The managing director of the retail consulting firm Strategic Resource Group said, "In nearly 30 years, we haven't seen a strike as effective and devastating as this one."


2019 Stop & Shop strike, Strike
Candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, including Bernie Sanders, the junior senator from Vermont, and former Vice President Joe Biden announced support for Stop & Shop's employees' strike. Elizabeth Warren, the senior senator from Massachusetts, who was also a candidate for the nomination, joined workers at the Somerville, Massachusetts location to rally for a new contract and brought doughnuts for the striking workers. Democratic candidates, South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg and senator Amy Klobuchar, of Minnesota, as well as local politicians, also visited over the next few days the picket lines in support of the striking workers.


2019 Stop & Shop strike, Strike
The Stop & Shop strike ended on April 21, 2019, after the company and the striking workers reached a tentative agreement, which preserved health and pension benefits and raised employee pay. The 11-day strike cost the company $224 million in lost sales and $90–100 million in lost profits. The tentative agreement  was viewed by the union as a "powerful victory".


2019 Stop & Shop strike, Strike
In August 2019, Ahold Delhaize reported the 11-day strike resulted in a $345 million loss in sales, with an estimated 1 in 10 customers not coming back to the store as a regular customer after the strike.


2019 Stormers season
In 2019, the  Stormers participated in the 2019 Super Rugby competition, the 24th edition of the competition since its inception in 1996. They were included in the South African Conference of the competition, along with the  Bulls,  Jaguares,  Lions and  Sharks.


2019 Stormers season
The Stormers won seven, drew one and lost eight of their matches during the regular season of the competition to finish fifth in the South African Conference, and in 10th place overall.


2019 Stormers season, Personnel, Coaches and management
The Stormers coaching and management staff for the 2019 Super Rugby season were:


2019 Stormers season, Personnel, Squad
The following players were named in the Stormers squad for the 2019 Super Rugby season:


2019 Stormers season, Standings
The final standings for the 2019 Super Rugby season are:


2019 Stormers season, Standings, Round-by-round
The table below shows the Stormers' progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position:


2019 Stormers season, Matches
The Stormers played the following matches during the 2019 Super Rugby season:


2019 Stormers season, Player statistics
The Super Rugby appearance record for players that represented the Stormers in 2019 is as follows: